According to the Wikipedia article for the Enlightenment proto-wiki, the Encyclopédie, the writers were trying "to change the way people think." Many articles in the modern Wikipedia clearly share this goal; trying to raise public consciousness through informing us of empirical facts. What are some good examples of this kind of politically or ideologically motivated article?
Links related to principles in Wiki Writing
interesting story about intellectual property in the digital age (Stephanie Vie & Jennifer deWinter chapter)
the Talk page on Wikipedia's article about Bosniaks (they seem to have gone with the term disliked by Caeton's student); lost of detailed, nuanced debate about the language of ethnic and religious identity
story about the intricacies of Wikipedia's editing policy (NPR)
in a podcast episode about the differences between men and women, Freakonomics discusses the gender gap in Wikipedia editors
some people's (guess the team member?) go-to wiki resource on Star Trek info
online collection of pages in the Glossa Ordinaria (mentioned in McCorkle's chapter; a medieval proto-wiki collection of Bible commentary)
Discussion questions
According to the Wikipedia article for the Enlightenment proto-wiki, the Encyclopédie, the writers were trying "to change the way people think." Many articles in the modern Wikipedia clearly share this goal; trying to raise public consciousness through informing us of empirical facts. What are some good examples of this kind of politically or ideologically motivated article?Links related to principles in Wiki Writing
interesting story about intellectual property in the digital age (Stephanie Vie & Jennifer deWinter chapter)the Talk page on Wikipedia's article about Bosniaks (they seem to have gone with the term disliked by Caeton's student); lost of detailed, nuanced debate about the language of ethnic and religious identity
story about the intricacies of Wikipedia's editing policy (NPR)
in a podcast episode about the differences between men and women, Freakonomics discusses the gender gap in Wikipedia editors
some people's (guess the team member?) go-to wiki resource on Star Trek info
online collection of pages in the Glossa Ordinaria (mentioned in McCorkle's chapter; a medieval proto-wiki collection of Bible commentary)
This just in! I found a free online version of this book at
http://www.digitalculture.org/books/wiki-writing/
Why didn't I know about it two months ago.
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